Wilco Zeelenberg
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Wilco Zeelenberg (born 19 August 1966) is a Dutch former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and current race team manager. Born in Bleiswijk, he began racing motorcycles in motocross competitions before switching to road racing. Zeelenberg made his Grand Prix debut in the 80cc class in 1986. He won his first and only world championship race at the 1990 250cc German Grand Prix. His best season was in 1991, when he finished the season ranked fourth in the 250cc world championship riding a Honda.[1]
Zeelenberg managed the Yamaha factory racing team in the Supersport World Championship with riders Cal Crutchlow and Fabien Foret.[2] Crutchlow claimed the 2009 Supersport World Championship. In 2010, Zeelenberg took on the role as team manager for Jorge Lorenzo in the Yamaha MotoGP team.[3]
Career statistics
Races by year
(key)
| Yr | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 80cc | Casal | SPA |
NAT |
GER |
AUT |
YUG |
NED Ret |
GBR 9 |
SWE |
RSM 15 |
BWU 5 |
11th | 8 | |||||
| 1987 | 80cc | Casal | SPA 18 |
GER 18 |
NAT 12 |
AUT 16 |
YUG DNS |
NED 18 |
GBR Ret |
CZE 19 |
RSM 18 |
POR 15 |
NC | 0 | |||||
| 125cc | Casal | SPA DNS |
GER NC |
NAT |
AUT |
NED DNQ |
FRA |
GBR |
SWE |
CZE DNQ |
RSM |
POR |
NC | 0 | |||||
| 1988 | 250cc | Yamaha | JPN |
USA |
SPA |
EXP |
NAT |
GER |
AUT |
NED 15 |
BEL 26 |
YUG |
FRA |
GBR 18 |
SWE 12 |
CZE |
BRA |
38th | 5 |
| 1989 | 250cc | Honda | JPN |
AUS |
USA |
SPA 10 |
NAT 14 |
GER 14 |
AUT 15 |
YUG 9 |
NED 8 |
BEL 19 |
FRA Ret |
GBR 10 |
SWE 12 |
CZE 11 |
BRA |
13th | 41 |
| 1990 | 250cc | Honda | JPN 3 |
USA 3 |
SPA 22 |
NAT 3 |
GER 1 |
AUT 4 |
YUG DNS |
NED 3 |
BEL Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
SWE 8 |
CZE 8 |
HUN 9 |
AUS 5 |
5th | 127 |
| 1991 | 250cc | Honda | JPN 3 |
AUS 4 |
USA 2 |
SPA Ret |
ITA 5 |
GER 3 |
AUT 3 |
EUR 4 |
NED 3 |
FRA 7 |
GBR 5 |
RSM 5 |
CZE Ret |
VDM 4 |
MAL Ret |
4th | 158 |
| 1992 | 250cc | Suzuki | JPN 7 |
AUS 4 |
MAL 7 |
SPA 14 |
ITA 5 |
EUR Ret |
GER |
NED 11 |
HUN 5 |
FRA 7 |
GBR Ret |
BRA 11 |
RSA 22 |
11th | 38 | ||
| 1993 | 250cc | Aprilia | AUS 11 |
MAL Ret |
JPN 16 |
SPA 6 |
AUT Ret |
GER Ret |
NED 7 |
EUR 8 |
RSM Ret |
GBR 11 |
CZE 12 |
ITA 9 |
USA Ret |
FIM 14 |
13th | 50 | |
| 1994 | 250cc | Honda | AUS 9 |
MAL 9 |
JPN Ret |
SPA 9 |
AUT Ret |
GER 10 |
NED 3 |
ITA 9 |
FRA 10 |
GBR 11 |
CZE 9 |
USA 9 |
ARG 11 |
EUR 12 |
11th | 84 | |
| 1995 | 250cc | Honda | AUS |
MAL |
JPN |
SPA |
GER |
ITA |
NED Ret |
FRA |
GBR |
CZE |
BRA |
ARG |
EUR |
NC | 0 | ||